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What is the rhyme scheme of 'The Tummy Beast' by Roald Dahl?
AABB
What is the voice of the boy in 'The Tummy Beast'?
Frustrated
What is the voice of the mother in 'The Tummy Beast'?
Angry
What is 'the person in my tummy' a metaphor for?
Hunger
Are there any similes in 'The Tummy Beast'?
No
"A snorting, grumbling, grunting sound" - Poetic technique?
Assonance
"I want lots of chocs and sweets" - poetic technique?
Sibilance
"grumbling grunting / For she has fainted on the floor" - poetic technique?
Alliteration or assonance
Is the person in the boy's tummy real or not real?
real
What does the tummy beast "demand"?
"sugar buns for tea"
According to the tummy beast, what is it not a sin to do?
to steal from the biscuit tin
"to guzzle food the whole day long" - poetic technique?
assonance
What does the mum accuse the boy of?
being a greedy liar
What does the mother tell her son to do just before the tummy beast arrives?
to go to bed
"look snappy or I'll twist your guts" - poetic technique?
sibilance / assonance
What does the tummy beast say it wants to eat?
chocs and sweets and nuts
